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AN 317 Ethnographic Field Methods (3)ORAN 345 Methods of Social Research (3)

AN 380 Human Evolution and Adaptation (3)

AN 382 Archeology: Method and Theory (3)

AN 493 Senior Seminar in Anthropological Theory (3)

Choose 6-9 Hours in Anthropology or Other Courses (As Approved by Advisor

Additional Requirement:XX XXX 12 Hours total in one or more Foreign Languages

Minor in Anthropology

18 Hours Required

Required Courses:

AN 181 Intro to Cultural Anthropology (3)

AN 241 Intro to Linguistic Anthropology (3)

AN 317 Ethnographic Field Methods (3)

Choose 9 Hours From:

AN 101 Observing Other Cultures (3)

AN 180 Intro to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology (3)

AN 260 World Cultures (3)

AN 280 Economic Anthropology (3)

AN 360 Meso-American Civilizations (3)

AN 383 Cultures of the Third World (3)

AN 493 Seminar in Anthropological Theory (3)

SO 345 Methods of Social Research (3)

Archaeology Courses

Archaeology is the use of material cultural remains, "stuff", to study human behavior.
Most people, both in and outside the field of archaeology, refer to this "stuff" as
artifacts. Human actions leave visible marks, and archaeology works to interpret these
marks to begin the process of understanding what it means to be human. Thus, archaeologists
do not merely search for artifacts, rather they use artifacts as clues to understanding
past human behavior. Archaeologists usually study materials from "prehistoric" time
periods, i.e., from the time when there were no written documents. However, a very
important subfield of archaeology is "Historic Archaeology", which uses the material
cultural remains of human behavior to augment, assist, and fill-in the blanks missing
from the historic record.

In North America, archaeologists are trained within departments of anthropology, and
receive a degree in anthropology, not archaeology. The anthropology degree for a future
archaeologist will include a concentration of archaeology courses, field school training,
and courses in physical anthropology, cultural anthropology and linguistics.

The Anthropology degree at Southeast Missouri State is a 36 hour major, with a Minor
and Foreign Language required. Students interested in pursuing a career in archaeology
major in anthropology, but concentrate in courses such as archaeological field school,
or archaeological laboratory, and any of a number of other general archaeological
survey courses.